You may recall the topographical battleground maps I did a few months ago; maps that showed the logical flow of the battlegrounds instead of the actual terrain. The feedback I got on the designs was great and much appreciated, but I kept thinking that I needed to do more with them. Maybe a series of introductory posts to each BG, or a detailed analysis of various strategies used in each fight.

But every time I sat down to write such a thing, I ended up staring at the damn maps, thinking that while that use was all well and good, it wasn’t quite right.

Apparently, I needed to put them on some clothing instead.

Introducing Cynwise’s Battlefield Shop, where you can get your favorite map and simple strategies… on stuff. There are a few designs available:

I <3 Warsong Gulch, with the map and the following sayings: “The Flags are your only objectives,” “Either help the FC, or hunt the EFC,” “Control midfield for the flags, not the HKs,” and “Complains first, least skilled. No exceptions.”

I <3 Arathi Basin, with the map and the mantras: “Fight at the flag,” “No, really, fight at the flag,” and “Get off the road. Fight at the flag.”

I <3 Strand of the Ancients, with the map and advice: “Defense: focus on killing Demolishers. Hit them on the Beach,” “Offense, melee drive, ranged ride. Ignore the South GY,” and “It’s all about the Demolishers.”

I <3 Isle of Conquest, with the map and strategies: “Take the Docks, use the Glaives to get into the Keep,” “Forget the Docks, take the other two, kill the Glaives.”

I <3 Alterac Valley, with the map and advice: “Control the Graveyards to control your opponent,” “You can’t win by controlling the Field of Strife. Capture a tower instead,” and “A strong defense stops a strong zerg. Every time.”

I <3 Wintergrasp, with just the map. I couldn’t break down my advice to pithy sayings, so I’ll leave it up to the wearer to explain the best strategy.

I won’t be going to Blizzcon personally, but if you catch anyone wearing these shirts there, send me a picture and I’ll post it!

If you do order, please let me know how your order turns out. I’ve used CafePress before and have been happy with their on-demand printing, but they’ve expanded their selection considerably and I’m always nervous when there’s more than I can inspect personally.

I am keeping a running list of things that people have said they’d like to buy: beer mugs, pint glasses, and now a men’s zip hoodie. I’m on the lookout for suppliers and see what I can do. It might have to be a preorder kind of thing, instead of on-demand.

Thanks to everyone who’s ordered something so far! Let me know how it all turns out!